'Cachalot': the story of a Kentish smack yacht

Once again, Steve was thwarted in getting as much done as he’d hoped, dodging showers and rainstorms forcing breaks in varnishing the spars. At last the storms have abated and the mast was re-stepped on 25 June, 2024.

As Steve was restoring ‘Cachalot’, he was already thinking about a tender, so why not build one with similarly elegant lines?

After our extended winter roadtrip to Spain and Portugal in Spring 2024 Steve decided there was just about time to lift the mast out for some overdue maintenance before going sailing this season.

With Storm Babet threatening, we retreated home after Bev’s second birthday party and returned to finish the laying up at the end of October.

Once the OGA60 celebrations were over in September 2023, Steve started work on the double bunk, allowing three full length berths in the main cabin.